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It was the very first attempt to use optical discs as a storage medium. The team went from fuzzy idea to working product in under ten years. It ushered in the
by acuozzo 4y ago
It was the very first attempt to use optical discs as a storage medium. The team went from fuzzy idea to working product in under ten years.
It ushered in the wave of technological change to come. The first prototypes for CD were DiscoVision discs! http://www.blam1.com/discovision/Pioneer_PCM.htm http://www.blam1.com/discovision/Pioneer_PCM.htm
What really excites me is that it's the world's most obscure treasure hunt.
Titles with an odd number of sides had a random one chosen at the pressing plant to even it out which was then lacquered over. Removing the lacquer with isopropyl alcohol sometimes reveals a side from a title which was never released.
This YouTuber covers an example here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQZGe3r4VqQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQZGe3r4VqQ